Protector of the Small

The Circle Opens

Circle of Magic and The Circle Opens are both about the same group of four young craft-mages: Briar, a plant mage; Tris, a weather mage; Daja, a smith mage; and Sandry, a cloth mage. These books are generally for younger readers, ages 8-12. They don't contain "strong thematic elements" like her other books.

Song of the Lioness , The Immortals , and Protector of the Small concern three different heroines in the same world (Alanna, Daine, and Keladry, respectively).